Cover: Neal Adams & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #399

Apr 1971 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead!”

In "Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead!", Superman is transported to the 24th century as part of a futuristic history lesson, only to confront a startling revelation about his own origins—whether he's the original Kryptonian or a duplicate created after the first Superman's demise. Written by Leo Dorfman and brought to life with Curt Swan's iconic art and Murphy Anderson's precise inks, this landmark issue explores identity and legacy in a way that redefines the Man of Steel’s place in the multiverse. The cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano captures the tension of a hero facing his own mortality.

writer Leo Dorfman · artist Curt Swan · inker Murphy Anderson · letterer John Costanza · cover Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Leo Dorfman

artist Curt Swan

inker Murphy Anderson

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Neal Adams

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Superman is brought to the 24th century with other heroes from the past as part of a future history lesson, but he learns that he may really be the second duplicate Superman created after the first one from Krypton, died. When he returns to his own time he deduces that he apparently traveled to the future Earth of another dimension.

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